How to build a pool table

Building your own DIY pool table is an exciting and rewarding project that can bring hours of entertainment. Learn how to make a pool table with these 25 free DIY pool table plans, including step by step instructions. From creative portable pool tables to simple renovations and high-end custom designs, these plans provide step-by-step instructions, complete with detailed blueprints and video tutorials. Materials, assembly guidelines, and stitch details are clearly laid out, so even if you're…

how to build a pool table

how to build a pool table

Extra detailed plans followed by perfect illustrated assembly instructions makes this book the easiest in the world guide to follow if you want to build a pool table for your home with MDF playing surface.

Starting from scratch with nuts-and-bolts joinery

If you want to install a pool table in a room, then you will need to ensure that you allow enough playing space around the table so that any players can make a shot without their cue being restricted by a nearby wall. This means not only considering the size of the table but also the size of the cues and the amount of space they will take up when taking a shot at a ball in any position on the table.

by Brian Knight—GBI Technical Advisor I thought a billiard table would be a nice addition to my basement rec room but began to rethink the possibility after talking price with the local pool table dealer. Since I had the necessary skills and tools, I decided to build my own. The result was a high-quality billiard […]

What a bar pool table looks like under the slate

OTHER POOL TABLE POSTS HERE ... 12/15/08 The base is together and the slate is on for now ... Next up, cut the corners of the slate fra...

ok .. we're getting close now ... as i wrote back on july 28th, there's a lot going on in the shop. for the last week or so though, trevor and will and i have been pulling the final pieces of the pool table together. pool tables are always a challenge because, typically, we haven't built one for a while. our last one was in 2008 ... holy cow, no wonder we couldn't remember what we were doing exactly, and they are all different ... we're wrapping this one up, and, wonder of wonders, we'll be…